President Bush has just announced Judge Samuel A. Alito as his “second” most qualified nominee to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court of the United States. Alas, notwithstanding his impeccable credentials, the nomination process in America has become so bereft of political integrity that the only thing one needs to know about Judge Alito is that Christian fundamentalist Republicans say that he passed their litmus test on unqualified opposition to abortion rights with flying colours. And, this fact alone guarantees that liberal Democrats will deploy every weapon in their political arsenal to defeat his nomination.
Click here to see what this nomination portends for politics in America. Because, sadly enough, I telegraphed what is bound to follow months ago. And, so much for Laura’s push for gender diversity on the court.
Let the partisan wars begin…
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